In the game, participants pick the winners of all main draw matches and are placed in a knock-out system. That means each participant plays a different participant and whoever predicted the winner of most matches correctly, moves on to the next round. The same applies for doubles, but you're in a team format and your scores are combined.

Note:

- In case of a tie, a tie-breaker will decide who moves on to the next round.
New tie-break method: http://www.menstennisforums.com/showthread.php?t=114109

- In case a player (i.e. the actual ATP Player) retires in a match, this match will be counted as long as one point has been played. If players are replaced by a lucky loser after the start of Tennis Tipping, these matches will be cancelled.

How to Sign-Up:

Just post here that you would like to play. You can only play one tournament per week. Entries will be based on ranking. Everyone can commit. :D

Please read this post for more information
http://www.menstennisforums.com/showpost.php?p=4423014&postcount=1

How to send in picks:

Picks can be sent in as soon as the draws are ready. Remember, you pick a winner in every match! Picks should be sent by PM, so that your opponent does not know your picks. Picks should be titled: [TT: Johannesburg, day #]. Picks can be sent in anytime until the beginning of play each day. If you're still in both singles & doubles, you use the same tips for both. For doubles, you still tip the ATP singles matches, not the doubles! No changes can be made after the play has started.

PRECAUTIONARY MEASURE

If the board goes down as has happened before, send your picks to Boarder35@gmx.de

Matches count for a 1-day 2nd round in singles and for the 2nd day of a 2-day 1st round in doubles.
(Matches from tuesday have priority if it comes to a shootout in doubles)
Matches start at 11:00am local time, thatīs 10:00am CET (Deadline)
Send your picks to Boarder35m

All matches count for a 1-day 1st round in singles and for the 1st day of a 2-day 1st round in doubles.
(Matches from tuesday will have priority if it comes to a shootout in doubles)
Matches start at 10:00am local time, thatīs 9:00am CET (Deadline)
Send your picks to Boarder35m

Matches count for the 1st round of qualification in singles and doubles.
Matches start at 10:00am local time, thatīs 9:00am CET (Deadline)
Send your picks to Boarder35m

EXPLANATION:

Match with nothing after it's name - Just pick the winner
Match with SR after it's name - Pick the winner and the sets (Ex: Arthurs 2-1)
Match with PTS after it's name - Pick the whole score (Ex: Arthurs 6:7 7:6 6:1)

Matches count for the 1st roud of qualification in singles and doubles.
Matches start at 10:00am local time, thatīs 9:00am CET (Deadline)
Send your picks to Boarder35m

EXPLANATION:

Match with nothing after it's name - Just pick the winner
Match with SR after it's name - Pick the winner and the sets (Ex: Arthurs 2-1)
Match with PTS after it's name - Pick the whole score (Ex: Arthurs 6:7 7:6 6:1)

Boarder35m

01-30-2010, 07:05 AM

The deadline has passed.
Iīm missing picks from In The Zone, Capriati Rules and meninosantos in singles and from TripleA and Winnipeg in doubles :sad:

All matches count for a 1-day 1st round in singles and for the 1st day of a 2-day 1st round in doubles.
(Matches from tuesday will have priority if it comes to a shootout in doubles)
Matches start at 10:00am local time, thatīs 9:00am CET (Deadline)
Send your picks to Boarder35m

Good luck :wavey:

GustavoM_Fan

01-31-2010, 11:34 PM

De Voest vs Ram SR8 :haha:

diego36arg

01-31-2010, 11:39 PM

De Voest won easy ;)

Boarder35m

02-01-2010, 07:07 AM

The deadline has passed.
I am missing picks from sexyboy (who sent 2 minutes after the deadline :sad:)
Sexyboy (POL) is replaced by guille&tati4life (GBR)

I have to admitt that the manager (me) didnīt seem to have made the best choice of SRs in the OOP :smash:
I deeply apologise for this

It doesn't really matter :hug: Because the rules have changed. It mattered in 2007 and 2008 when there was a special "SR winners" rule and only a few matches were SR so you had to choose them carefully. These days when all matches are SR matches it's just a minor detail. It would be better to have a close match as SR1 for shootout purposes but it's not a big deal :)

Wojtek

02-01-2010, 07:41 AM

Haider-Maurer is fucking joke. He had bps in all Prpic games and lost 1:6 :rolleyes:

Luinir

02-01-2010, 07:48 AM

Any livestream for today's matches?

GustavoM_Fan

02-01-2010, 08:37 AM

Prpic d. Haider-Maurer 6-1 6-3 was this very expected?
i just did ranking tt on this match mmm

I did Roger-Vaselina 2-1 vs Wolmarin.. Wolmarin is break up in the 3rd now :clap2:

:rain: :o

savesthedizzle

02-01-2010, 11:37 AM

I should have went with my gut on Prpic :mad:

Crocodile

02-01-2010, 06:00 PM

Vamooooos Denis :rocker2:

I asked Benji to win this match for you and he did it :p

Take the title here :rocker2:

-Evita-

02-01-2010, 06:06 PM

This is not going well :( If Ascione and Robert both win I'm out :bigcry: Kavcic, be a good guy and win for me please :awww:

Betty

02-01-2010, 06:26 PM

kavcic is winning:sad::ras:

Colt th magnific

02-01-2010, 06:42 PM

Pfff, Thierry :rolleyes: 6-1 and what ??? :mad:

Mélanie is not very proud tonight :o

-Evita-

02-01-2010, 07:00 PM

kavcic is winning:sad::ras:

I already fell from 82 to 89 in the rankings and I'm going to lose another 54 points next week so I desperately needed a good result here :awww: Not that one win is a particularly good result but it's my first legitimate win since the US Open so I'm very happy about it :D :woohoo:

Betty

02-01-2010, 07:09 PM

for me will be the 1000000 loses :lol:congrats evi:)

Boarder35m

02-01-2010, 07:37 PM

I posted the OOP for tuesday on 1st page.

The tournament homepage says that matches will start at 11.00pm on 2 courts.:cuckoo:
Since this canīt be possible, as later matches are to start not before 6:00pm on this court, I guess they just made a mistake with pm and am, but I will wait for official confirmation from the ATP homepage before Iīll add the deadline.

Matches count for a 1-day 2nd round in singles and for the 2nd day of a 2-day 1st round in doubles.
(Matches from tuesday have priority if it comes to a shootout in doubles)
Matches start at 11:00am local time, thatīs 10:00am CET (Deadline)
Send your picks to Boarder35m

Good luck :wavey:

KalleOnAir

02-01-2010, 10:37 PM

Vamooooos Denis :rocker2:

I asked Benji to win this match for you and he did it :p

Take the title here :rocker2:

thanks for the support Fred :yeah:
Benji is a good boy :)

good luck in Zagreb ! :rocker2:

Filipo

02-01-2010, 11:58 PM

De Voest vs Ram SR8 :haha:

It doesn't really matter :hug: Because the rules have changed. It mattered in 2007 and 2008 when there was a special "SR winners" rule and only a few matches were SR so you had to choose them carefully. These days when all matches are SR matches it's just a minor detail. It would be better to have a close match as SR1 for shootout purposes but it's not a big deal :)

:o :o

Ram vs de Voest should be SR1, not this "qualy challenger" match Balleret vs Sadecky to be before it. a managed decision cost me the win :mad: this should be eliminated from TT as these kind of wins/losses brings the luck/random to a highest level. Or at least some rules for making the OOP :rolleyes:

P.S. nothing personal to you, Alex

Boarder35m

02-02-2010, 12:13 AM

:o :o

Ram vs de Voest should be SR1, not this "qualy challenger" match Balleret vs Sadecky to be before it. a managed decision cost me the win :mad: this should be eliminated from TT as these kind of wins/losses brings the luck/random to a highest level. Or at least some rules for making the OOP :rolleyes:

P.S. nothing personal to you, Alex

While I agree that I made a mistake by putting this match as the last one, I donīt agree that this is the only reason someone lost.
So only blaming the manager for a loss on Shootout is kind of lame :(

We both picked Devvarman for doubles, I think Pigpen sent different picks for singles and doubles! :scratch:

-Evita-

02-04-2010, 09:56 AM

We both picked Devvarman for doubles, I think Pigpen sent different picks for singles and doubles! :scratch:

It's not allowed to send different picks for singles and doubles.

Euroquitter

02-04-2010, 10:03 AM

It's not allowed to send different picks for singles and doubles.

What a stuoid rule is that? :tape:
Anyway, canīt they have same rules on MTF and TF for once? :o

Ok, if that is the case, the manager should use only the doubles picks of pipgen, I think :angel: :lol:

Rik.

02-04-2010, 10:10 AM

What a stuoid rule is that? :tape:
Anyway, canīt they have same rules on MTF and TF for once? :o

Ok, if that is the case, the manager should use only the doubles picks of pipgen, I think :angel: :lol:

Yes they only have it on TF :o
A bit strange cause it is also possible to have another tactic in doubles than in singles on court in real. :p

Euroquitter

02-04-2010, 10:15 AM

Yes they only have it on TF :o
A bit strange cause it is also possible to have another tactic in doubles than in singles on court in real. :p

yeah, I think there should be a rules change soon :lol:
I mean, doubles and singles are separated, you have different tt ranking, draw of course, and sometimes you are +2 in singles and -2 in doubles after 1st day, then it is just stupid that you arenīt allowed to send different picks, but whatever, I donīt know, maybe I am the only one who thinks that :tape:
But I think it would only be fair if you would be allowed to send different picks in general!

KalleOnAir

02-04-2010, 10:19 AM

that was nothing Alves :smash:
:sad: thanks for playing with me Evita,

Congrats maru_angi/Pauchis

Boarder35m

02-04-2010, 10:28 AM

We both picked Devvarman for doubles, I think Pigpen sent different picks for singles and doubles! :scratch:

Pigpen Stinks sent a 2nd set of picks at 4.00am CET, it seems like he forgot to add your name to the recipients :p

Wojtek

02-04-2010, 10:33 AM

Semi-final in doubles :woohoo: :woohoo:

Euroquitter

02-04-2010, 10:48 AM

Pigpen Stinks sent a 2nd set of picks at 4.00am CET, it seems like he forgot to add your name to the recipients :p

No, I just think that he thought that it is allowed to send different picks for singles and doubles, he sent me first picks and specified it, saying "doubles picks", and then later sent only to you his picks for singles :p

But as it isnt allowed to make different picks anyway :rolleyes: :tape:

Boarder35m

02-04-2010, 10:59 AM

No, I just think that he thought that it is allowed to send different picks for singles and doubles, he sent me first picks and specified it, saying "doubles picks", and then later sent only to you his picks for singles :p

But as it isnt allowed to make different picks anyway :rolleyes: :tape:

You are right.
The first message is titled doubles picks the second one is titled singles picks. I didnīt even realise this because I thought every player with a ranking that allows him to play main draw knows that it is not allowed to send different picks for singles and doubles. :p

I did reply to his 2nd pm, telling him that I will count his second set of picks :wavey:

Euroquitter

02-04-2010, 11:07 AM

You are right.
The first message is titled doubles picks the second one is titled singles picks. I didnīt even realise this because I thought every player with a ranking that allows him to play main draw knows that it is not allowed to send different picks for singles and doubles. :p

I did reply to his 2nd pm, telling him that I will count his second set of picks :wavey:

well, it is really difficult to keep all the rules in your head, especially when you play TT on mtf and tf, I never sent different picks for doubles and singles so far on MTF, so I never checked for any rule, but as it is allowed on TF, I though that it would be same here :p
Maybe he thought similar, but whatever, go Lu now, or Monfils win 2-0 :angel:

Boarder35m

02-04-2010, 11:16 AM

well, it is really difficult to keep all the rules in your head, especially when you play TT on mtf and tf, I never sent different picks for doubles and singles so far on MTF, so I never checked for any rule, but as it is allowed on TF, I though that it would be same here :p
Maybe he thought similar, but whatever, go Lu now, or Monfils win 2-0 :angel:

Iīm sorry, I didnīt know that you could send different sets of picks on TF.
I donīt play on TF, I never got past the 100 post hurdle :tape:

Pigpen Stinks

02-04-2010, 12:47 PM

Sorry about that manager and partner. I was under the false impression that the rule had changed, because at the AO the managers stressed that people should label their picks for singles or for doubles, but I guess that was just to make it easier for them to sort.

I should have asked when I sent my second set of picks if it was allowed, but I forgot. You did the fair thing in taking my most recent set of picks. Again, sorry for the confusion. And sorry, partner - if I knew that only one set was allowed, I would have stuck with Sommie. ;)

Euroquitter

02-04-2010, 05:13 PM

Sorry about that manager and partner. I was under the false impression that the rule had changed, because at the AO the managers stressed that people should label their picks for singles or for doubles, but I guess that was just to make it easier for them to sort.

I should have asked when I sent my second set of picks if it was allowed, but I forgot. You did the fair thing in taking my most recent set of picks. Again, sorry for the confusion. And sorry, partner - if I knew that only one set was allowed, I would have stuck with Sommie. ;)

No problen, you had to take some risk and pick Alves, I also didnt know that it isnīt allowed to send different picks! ;)
Anyway, Lu won and we are in SF as qualifiers, not bad :)

The only day I do pick Brown, he loses :lol: He also almost fucked me up at AO.
Will this SF give me any advantage next week or would that only be in the case of a final?

Lukescion

02-05-2010, 01:09 PM

Grazie Elisabetta, Filippo ed Enzo!!!

Boarder35m

02-05-2010, 01:13 PM

The only day I do pick Brown, he loses :lol: He also almost fucked me up at AO.
Will this SF give me any advantage next week or would that only be in the case of a final?

:hug: Only if you reach the final you can get an SE spot in the next tournament. But the SE spots work only for tournaments which give the same points or lower. There are no SE spots for Rotterdam because it is a ATP 500 tournament and this week all tournaments are ATP 250 tournaments :p